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Check if you can supervise friends or family learning to drive a car, what the rules are, how to prepare the car, and how to plan your practice sessions.
Who can teach you to drive, practising with friends and family, driving lessons, insurance, using L and P plates.
You can apply for a provisional driving licence when you’re 15 years and 9…
Anyone you pay to teach you to drive must be either: a qualified and…
You can practise driving with family or friends. Anyone you practise your…
You must put an L plate on the front and back of your vehicle so they can…
Radio One DJ Chris Stark joins forces with the County Football Association to promote safe driving habits.
What driving instructors should do to carry out realistic mock driving tests, including what needs to be in the test, assessing faults and recording the result.
This section is for reference only, as the Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency no longer carries out taxi tests.
Groups and categories for driving licences issued before 15 October 2012 - find equivalent new licence categories and what vehicles you can drive
You need the right licence to drive a tractor or specialist vehicle, there are also age limits and specific rules for driving tests
From 19 January 2013 driving licences changed and now look different to comply with new EU rules.
Research about learning to drive and driving tests.
Advice for medical professionals to follow when assessing drivers with neurological disorders.
You may need to tell DVLA if you've had heart failure - download the form to let them know
You must tell DVLA if you have a severe communication disorder and it affects your driving - download the correct form to let them know
Change the name, title or gender on your driving licence by completing form D1 and sending it with your licence and supporting documents to DVLA.
You may be able to get provisional entitlement to higher category vehicles, and automatic entitlement to lower categories if you pass a higher category driving test.
It’s illegal to hold a phone or a sat nav while driving - you'll get penalty points, a fine and can be banned from driving.
What you must be able to do and understand to review your driving, change your behaviour and demonstrate developed skills, knowledge and understanding.
What you need to do before you can drive a car or ride a motorcycle - driving licence, registering your vehicle, insurance, vehicle tax, MOT
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